RFI--SOF Deployable Node'Lite(v)3 (SDN-L(v)3) Dec 08

This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in developing its acquisition strategy, specifically in determining whether a future procurement should be reserved as a small business set aside. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. USSOCOM is seeking responses from potential eligible small businesses capable of fulfilling the requirements identified on the draft Statement of Work (SOW) for the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Deployable Node-Lite(v)3 (SDN-L(v)3) systems; Solicitation Number: H92222-08-R-0006. Vendors are requested to refer to revised draft SOW, dated 18 Dec 08 and provide USSOCOM with responses. RFI responses should include the following, if available: 1) Name, telephone number, fax number, street address and e-mail address for Program, Technical and Cost points of contact information.-cover letter not to exceed two (1) pages that will not be included in the page count identified below. 2) Describe your business strategy in meeting the requirements in this SOW to include your management philosophy and execution plan. 3) Descriptions of your experience in designing, integrating and providing Ku and X-band SATCOM terminal technologies and IP-router baseband technologies. 4) Vendors should address how they will satisfy the SDN-Lite (v)3 SOW Key Performance Parameter requirements. 5) Vendors should provide information regarding their production capability and how they would satisfy a production rate to deliver up to 200 SDN-Lite (v)3 systems per year. 6) Vendors should provide a description of their capability of meeting security requirements as outlined in Section 3 of the SOW. 7) Any current product information provided shall show how it would satisfy the requirements stated in the SOW. Interested parties should limit responses to the information requested above. Responses are limited to no more than five (5) pages and shall be unclassified. Data sheets for existing products are not included in the page count. References to vendor web-site pages will not be accepted. The Government will not entertain any questions and/or comments from industry on the SOW at this time. Responses must be submitted via email to sandra.ortiz@socom.mil by 4:00 PM E.S.T. on 14 January 2009. If the Government decides to proceed with a contract action, a BEST VALUE, award with evaluation factors consisting of technical, past performance and total cost of ownership will be contemplated. The Government anticipates, upon conclusion of source selection, the award of a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity with a five year hardware ordering period and Contractor Logistics Support. This announcement is a request for information/comment only and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP will be posted on Fed Biz Ops at some future time. The NAICS code is 334220.